Randeep Hooda: 'People think I'm too serious and cranky'

Randeep Hooda has said he wants to take a break from doing dark roles as they affect his mood.

The actor portrays a kidnapper with a dark past in Imtiaz Ali's Highway.

"Due to the roles I play people think I'm too serious and cranky. (Doing such roles) is very hard on you as one has to go through those emotions. It affects your life as well as the people around you," the actor told PTI.

He revealed that he had become depressed during the shooting of the film.

"It was a hard role and I was quite depressed. Co-star Alia Bhatt had to make me smile after I did not talk to her for 35 days. She helped me in cheering up," he said.

"Such things happen with roles. Whenever I see the movie, I get a little depressed," he added.